Langholm 8, Selkirk 22 |
Selkirk keep shape in Milntown mud
As expected, the well drilled home pack gave the
visitors plenty of problems in the set piece, and with the heavy underfoot conditions making things difficult for
both teams, play became bogged down for long periods. The difference between the two sides ultimately came down
to Selkirk’s better penetration behind the scrum, where the visiting threequarters held the upper hand throughout
the contest. Playing his final game for Selkirk before flying back to Colorado, wing Simon Murdoch signed off in
style by scoring two typically slick tries. In fact the Christchurch player would have notched a hat-trick if he
hadn’t fly-hacked the ball dead, when a simple tap over the line would have resulted in a certain score. The visitors’
other points came from tries by Alister Heatlie (who found himself in space on the left flank to dive over near
the corner), and SELKIRK — F. Harkness, C. Hunter, A. Lyall, , D. Rumney, S. Murdoch, S. Tomlinson, M. Jaffray, G. Ruthven, I. Walling, M. Murray, S. Renwick, K. Connor, N. Darling, R. Crockatt, A. Heatlie. Replacements (all used): E. Robbie, D. Lithgow, J. Macdonald, R. Conway.
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